Restaurant Probocador — Restaurant in Girona

We came here on a recommendation from our tour guide and it was around the corner from our hotel. We arrived 5 minutes after their opening at 8pm without a reservation on a Friday. There were plenty of open tables at that time, but they started to get filled up about 9:45 p.m. Yes, we were in the restaurant for about 2 hours-we didn't end up leaving until a little closer to 10pm. That's how slow the service was, but, maybe that's typical for this area and they seemed short staffed, only two staff for the whole restaurant.

The interior looked clean. They had some decently nice overhead driftwood lights with Edison lights hanging from a rope. There was also a chandelier with tons of Rocco bar like water glasses hanging all over it that looked a bit tacky.

The female staff member, who I'm not sure if she was a owner was hesitant to let us sit down but in the end let us. She wasn't friendly and basically ignored us. At least the second staff member who was working was nicer. We had to ask them to come over so we could start ordering basic drinks and food.

Started off with a homemade ham and cheese croquettes and patatas bravas. The exterior of the croquettes was crispy, but the inside was super mushy, like pureed baby food. On a positive note, the flavor was good. The patatas bravas was unremarkable. The red sauce with squirts of mayo was underwhelming. It had a hint of smokiness, otherwise, it was just bland.

We tried one entree, the Galician beef tenderloin with Padron peppers, and crispy potato wedges. It was impressive when it came out, sizzling hot on a stone platter. The impressiveness stops there-the beef flavor did not match. It was underwhelming. My partner enjoyed it more than I did. It also was seared on the outside of the still rare on the inside. So if you like yours more well done, you'll have to see if they can accommodate that. The Padron peppers were good, not spicy. Anyway, I wouldn't get this dish again.

They also automatically brought bread with a pureed pear juices but we sent it back uneaten. Nonetheless, they still charged us on the bill for it. After we told the waiter, he took it off the bill.

There were no wine glasses available, only bottles. We were pleasantly surprised to see that the wine bottles were so inexpensive, it was like paying for a glass in the U.S. or other big cities. The food prices were reasonable as well.

Free WiFi.

In summary, I wouldn't recommend this restaurant, unless you're looking for mediocre food and inexpensive wine. Also, pay attention...

Not so many places are open in the city center this time of the year. We got cold while walking in the old town, so we decided to eat some paella. It looked like a good place for paella based on the previous reviews on Google maps, and it was indeed open. Paella came out to be pretty average and over salted. The rice was a bit too uncooked. Also ordered calamari, which were okay, but nothing special. A couple of things to watch about the service:

1. I was ordering 3 servings of paella and some appetizers for our company of 4. This is a typical amount food I would order with any company of friends. The waitress insisted that we should order 4 for 4. At the end, we ended up having leftovers. It gives a little aftertaste like someone pushed me to buy something I didn’t need.
2. watch your bill. They charge some extra for bread that is served by default. They may also include something you don’t get for your table (e.g. water) I don’t think...

One of the best restaurants we tried in Spain! We went later in their lunch hours and tried their prix fixe consisted of appetizer, main and dessert. It also comes with water, bread and wine. We wanted to try local Gironian food and my friend and I are blown away. The pear(?) soup with bacon was nice and refreshing, surprisingly good combination. I got the Gironian beef as main and it was very delicious and tender. My friend got the steak cooked with red wine, and that was excellent! Their dessert choices (I got truffles) was a good way to end the meal. The presentation of each meal was very pretty. The service was good, not much English and I cannot speak much Catalan but we communicated well with pointing and hand gestures. I would definitely go back the next time we...